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RuYu Lai receives Taylor Career Development Award
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Professor Ru-Yu Lai receives Taylor Career Development Award

Posted March 8, 2023

Assistant Professor Ru-Yu Lai has been selected for the CSE George Taylor Career Development Award.

UMTYMP Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Michael Barany
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UMTYMP Alumni Profile: Dr. Michael Barany

Posted March 6, 2023

Dr. Michael Barany is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh. See how he says UMTYMP impacted him as a student and in his career journey.

Directed Reading Program
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Directed Reading Program fosters connection and community for mathematics students

Posted February 16, 2023

The Directed Reading Program at the School of Mathematics pairs undergraduate students with graduate student mentors to complete an independent reading project and cultivate community.

Photo of William Leeb with text announcing his NSF Career Award
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Professor William Leeb receives NSF CAREER Award for data processing research

Posted February 13, 2023

Assistant Professor William Leeb has received a NSF Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award for research into new mathematical methods for data processing.

Doug Arnold Henrici Prize
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Professor Douglas Arnold receives 2023 Peter Henrici prize

Posted February 10, 2023

McKnight Presidential Professor Douglas Arnold has been selected for the 2023 Peter Henrici Prize in recognition of his significant contributions to the field of numerical analysis.

Saturday Morning Math students hold paper Sierpinski Tetrahedron
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MathCEP champions outreach with Saturday Morning Math enrichment activities

Posted December 20, 2022

The Mathematics Center for Educational Programs (MathCEP) is a leader in the School of Mathematics’ outreach activities, providing in-person programs for students in grades 5 - 7.

Headshot Hugo Duminil-Copin with a graphic of the Fields Medal next to a headshot of Alain Aspect with a graphic of the Nobel Prize
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Principal Investigators of the Simons Collaboration on Localization of Waves win Fields Medal and Nobel Prize in 2022

Posted December 6, 2022

Hugo Duminil-Copin, Professor at the Université de Genève and IHÉS, and Alain Aspect, Professor at Institut d'Optique Graduate School, were awarded the Fields Medal and Nobel Prize in Physics.

Photo collage of three candid images of people attending the Field of Dreams Mathematics conference.
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Institute for Mathematics and its Applications hosts 2022 Field of Dreams conference

Posted November 30, 2022

Hosted by the Institute for Mathematics and its Applications (IMA), attendees convened for the Field of Dreams conference on November 4th and 5th, 2022. The annual conference for Math Alliance scholars and mentors introduces prospective graduate students to graduate programs in the mathematical sciences at Math Alliance schools as well as professional opportunities in these fields.

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Prof. Jeff Calder and team awarded $1.2M NSF grant for deep learning research

Posted September 11, 2022

The research will tackle fundamental research questions in deep graph learning, with a particular emphasis on applications to 5G/NextG wireless networks and power (micro)grid systems. 

Katherine Dowd
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Katherine Dowd receives Association for Women in Mathematics Service Award

Posted August 16, 2022

Dowd is being recognized for the “extraordinary professionalism, wisdom, and care” she bestowed upon the AWM as host of the 2022 AWM Research Symposium.